The relief would include a six-month cancellation of apartment rent, along with an across-the-board ban on rent increases. Homeowners would be able to defer their mortgage payments for the same period without fees and be offered an extended period later to catch up.
“It is imperative that the state legislature act to protect renters and homeowners during and after the pandemic,” said state Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Chicago. “All governments must offer an immediate, proactive, and bold response to make sure everyone is safely housed during and after the pandemic.
Added state Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago, “We must act to not only flatten the curve healthwise but flatten the economic inequality that exists.”
Under a draft unveiled today—the proposal cannot be formally considered until the Legislature ends its COVID break and resumes session—anyone suffering “any negative financial, medical, or other impact, on an individual or household because of COVID-19 and associated governmental orders, including . . . loss of income, furlough, hour reduction or other interruption to employment due to workplace, school, and other facility closures; or increased household, childcare, health care or other expenses,” would be entitled to relief.
The relief would include…
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